Iren as a Dream is a song sung by Chinese mainland male singer Huo Zun, with lyrics by He Qiling and music by Akun, and is the ending song of the TV series Legend of the Mi Yue.
In 2016, the song won the 23rd Oriental Wind and Cloud Chart Annual Film and Television Song Award .
Composition background
The lyricists and composers of "Yi Ren is Like a Dream" are He Qiling and Ah Kun respectively. After singer Huo Zun understood the synopsis of the story of "Legend of the Sheep Moon", he felt that the melody and lyrics of the song were very emotional, very much in line with the temperament of the story, and very much in line with his personal style. Standing from a woman's perspective, he sang the song in a sobbing, mournful but atmospheric and long-lined style. During the recording process, director Zheng Xiaolong and screenwriter Wang Xiaoping came to the studio to visit and worked with Huo Zun to revise the details of the song. The entire song took less than four hours to record.
Lyrics
The stars are as bright as the moon
Simplified score
How to count the past
There are thousands of strands of love in my heart
But I am left with a strand of loneliness
The spring flowers bloomed and the autumn grasses were withered
The prosperity and decline of glory and disgrace, how to count it
The Miluo water is warm, the Weishui is cold
There is no way to change it back to the old man
The old man has been in the same place for years.
I would like to protect you for all eternity
The duckweed, the frost and the dew follow the waves
How can I count the dreams of the mortal world
The sound of the Xiao Xiao is still there, the colorful clothes are fluttering
But the sun dips at sunset
The green hills are far away, the ancient paths are deserted
The lofty palace is hard to count
The rainbow of return that I once promised is like the rainbow of the road
A thousand years in an instant, the dust is dusty and earthy
I have tasted sorrows and happiness, and I have seen them all.
Willing to protect you forever
Song Appreciation
Huo Zun sings about a female politician's life with a slow rhythm of whispering and singing, and the lyrics and tunes are full of emotion, recreating the legendary and twisted life of the Empress Dowager Mi Yue of the Qin Dynasty. Huo Zun's unique voice interpretation, coupled with the track's ancient tone, makes the whole song unique and fascinating. The lyrics are elegant and classical, partly taken from classical Chinese poems, with a gentle touch and an ancient flavor. Including a variety of classical instruments, the sound of silk strings is soothing and mournful, through the senses straight to the heart, in the depths of the soul, reverberating, stirring, repeatedly, with a lingering aftertaste. (Reviewed by NetEase Entertainment)
The tune of "Yi Ren is Like a Dream" has a long and gentle flavor, and the sound of silk strings is straight to the senses, which is a refreshing feeling compared to the general songs of gradual rise and fall. The singer Huo Zun's interpretation of deep feelings, coupled with the song's ancient style, the listener can not help but think of the ups and downs, and it is particularly mesmerizing. Between the tune change, or meandering soothing, or majestic, the plot with the ups and downs, both sang a stirring women's hymn, but also echoed a sad love elegy, the song ended, the aftertaste is not endless. (Reviewed by Tencent Entertainment)
MV of the song
The MV of "Yi Ren is like a dream" presents the ups and downs of the life of Yue, the first female politician in history. Accompanied by Huo Zun's unique voice, a poignant and sentimental love affair between a son and a daughter is expressed under the magnificent historical storm clouds. Huo Zun's initial whispering and singing depicts Mi Yue's early stage of gentle innocence, uncommon worldly affairs and beautiful visions. As the plot progresses, the development of the story of Mi Yue's trials and tribulations aptly brings the song to a climax.